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G. E. MILLER. KITCHEN CABINET.

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UNITED 4SrATns ATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. MILLER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Iatent No. 408,125, dated .T uly 30, 1889.

Application liled November I4, 1888. Serial No. 290,814. (N0 model.)

To aZZ whom it may con/cern.;

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. MILLER, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Kitchen-Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specilication. y

This is a piece of kitchen-furnitlue containing a tilting flour-bin with sifter and several other conveniences, as will be hereinafter described.

Figure I is a front elevation with the parts Fig. II is a horizontal section at II II, Fig. I. Fig. III is a vertical transverse section at III III, Fig. I. Fig. IV is a vertical transverse section at IV IV, Fig. I, showing parts drawn forward in working position.

Fig. V is a rear View of the Hour-bin, part iny section.

The cabinet has any suitable frame and casing l for support and inelosing of the parts, which will be now described. The cabinet has three somewhat distinctly marked divisions 2, 3, and 4, one above the other. The lower division or base 2 has two cupboards 5, with doors 3 hinged to the main frame or casing at 7. The middle part 3 has a sliding frame 8, in which it two sliding drawers The top l0 of the frame 8 forms a table. The frame S works in a recess ll, and when in its outer position it is supported at the outer side by a leg l2. At the back of the table lO is a raised rib 13, to prevent any object being accidentally carried over the back of the table. This rib may be used as one member of a stop to limit the outward movement of the frame S, the other member of the stop being shown at 14. (See Fig. IV.)

The upper division or part 4 of the cabinet has at each side or wing a cupboard 15,'with door I6 hinged to the frame or casing at I7, drawers 18 beneath the cupboards, and between the cupboards a recess or space 19, containing a tilting iiour bin or hopper 20. The bin is supported upon trunnions 2l at its sides, which rest in bearings 22 at the sides of the recess. The construction and arrangement of the bin are such that the bin may be swung out into the position shown in broken lines in Fig. IV, and this is done when putting flour into the bin.

23 is a sliding door, which is opened to admit Iiour. At the bottom of the bin when in its normal position, as seen in full lines in Fig. IV, is a coarse wire screen 24, taking the main weight of the flour, and thus serving to relieve the finer gauze strainer 25 below. These wire screens or sieves are parallel with each other, and between them are sliding brushes 2G, whose bristles bear against both of the sieves. (See Figs. IV and V.)

27 is a rod fixed to the brushes at the inner end .and carrying at the outer end a handle 2S. By means' of this the brushes are moved backward and forward to brush the flour from the meshes of the sieves and cause it to pass through them.

29 is a sliding valve by which the discharging-mouth of the bin may be stepped.

30 is a deur-drawer sliding beneath the bin into the recess 19. This drawer has at the front edge of its bottom feet 3l, preferably of rubber, to support the front end upon the table when the drawer is in its outer position, as seen in Fig. IV.

32 is a sash or slide, closing, when down, the recess 19. This sash works in guides 33, and is balanced on sash-cords 34 and weights 35, the cords working on sheaves 3G. Below the drawers 18 are sliding boards 37, one of which may be used for a pie-board and the other for a steak-pounding board.

3S is abarto keep the flour hopper or reservoir in an upright position.

39 is a pull to tilt it forward on the trunnions.

I claim herein as new and of my. inventionl. The flour-hopper herein described, having eccentric trunnions, its upper end being closed and havingan opening at its back, in combination with a framehaving bearings for said trunnions, said frame being open at the front a considerable distance above and below the trunnions to permit said hopper to move a distance of more than a quarter of a circle, whereby one of its edges is adapted to come in contact with said frame and bring the opening to the top, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with an ou twardly-swin g- IOO ing flour-hopper mounted in a suitable frame, a removable cross-bar to keep the hopper in upright position, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with a flour-hopper supported on trunnions, a Hour-drawer beneath having feet at its front end and a sliding table beneath the drawer, upon which the drawer is supported when the table is drawn out, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a flour-hopper, of a coarser and finer sieve secured to the hopper, with a chamber between them, and movable brushes in said chamber and bearing on both of said sieves, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, in a flour-hopper, of 

